{"id":3593,"date":"2018-05-18T00:29:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T00:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2021-05-03T19:39:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T19:39:46","slug":"big-rabbit-brings-big-smiles-at-los-robles-hospital-in-thousand-oaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/big-rabbit-brings-big-smiles-at-los-robles-hospital-in-thousand-oaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Big rabbit brings big smiles at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"overlay\">\n<div class=\"transition-wrap\">\n<article class=\"asset story clearfix\">\n<section id=\"module-position-Q3cX2jhS2is\" class=\"storytopbar-bucket story-headline-module story-story-headline-module\">\n<h6 class=\"asset-headline speakable-headline\">Robyn Flans, Special to Ventura County Star<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"asset-headline speakable-headline\"><span class=\"asset-metabar-time asset-metabar-item nobyline\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Published 11:55 a.m. PT March 7, 2018 |\u00a0<span class=\"asset-metabar-time-updated\">Updated 4:30 p.m. PT March 7, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"module-position-Q3cX2jg1l6c\" class=\"storytopbar-bucket piano-module story-piano-module\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"module-position-Q3cX2jkmww8\" class=\"storytopbar-bucket bounce-exchange-module story-bounce-exchange-module\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"module-position-Q3cX2jlUQIc\" class=\"storytopbar-bucket google-survey-module story-google-survey-module\"><\/section>\n<div class=\"asset-double-wide double-wide p402_premium\" role=\"main\">\n<div id=\"module-position-Q3cX2sy_ilc\" class=\"story-asset video-asset\">\n<div class=\"ui-video-wrapper \">\n<div class=\"js-ui-video-init ui-pluto-video js-video-aps js-uw-iframe-video uw-iframe-video story-video inline-story-video priority smallarticleattophtml5\" data-video-id=\"110466520\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"uw-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/uw-media.vcstar.com\/video\/embed\/110466520?sitelabel=reimagine&amp;continuousplay=true&amp;placement=uw-smallarticleattophtml5&amp;keywords=animal-assisted-therapy%2Cnature-love%2Coverall-positive%2Cpet-therapy%2Clos-robles-hospital-medical-center%2Cthousand-oaks&amp;simpleTarget=&amp;simpleExclusion=&amp;pagetype=story\" name=\"110466520\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"ui-video-controls story-video inline-story-video priority\">\n<p class=\"video-desc\">Diana Metzgus of Newbury Park kisses Henry, a Flemish Giant Rabbit at Los Robles Hospital &amp; Medical Center. The rabbit has joined the Pet Therapy Program and has stolen the hearts of patients and staff with his snuggly cuddles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"module-position-Q3cX2s389pI\" class=\"story-asset story-metadata-asset\">\n<div class=\"article-metadata-wrap\">\n<section id=\"module-position-Q3cX2mOkNUs\" class=\"storymetadata-bucket expandable-photo-module story-expandable-photo-module\">\n<aside class=\"single-photo expandable-collapsed\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expand-img-horiz\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/a9ab80e32441846692120acaeb04801b643e535f\/c=37-0-3562-2650&amp;r=x404&amp;c=534x401\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/02\/15\/Camarillo\/Camarillo\/636543159543932264-Therapy-bunny-1.jpg\" alt=\"Therapy-bunny-1.jpg\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/media\/2018\/02\/15\/Camarillo\/Camarillo\/636543159543932264-Therapy-bunny-1.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/9dbecc08fe093f0c568dd171f3aa53e6c66fec5e\/r=500x368\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/02\/15\/Camarillo\/Camarillo\/636543159543932264-Therapy-bunny-1.jpg\" \/><span class=\"mycapture-small-btn mycapture-btn-with-text mycapture-expandable-photo-btn-small js-mycapture-btn-small\">Buy Photo<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"image-credit-wrap\"><span class=\"js-caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"credit\">(Photo: JUAN CARLO\/THE STAR)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"module-position-Q3cX2s3x800\" class=\"story-asset inline-share-tools-asset\">\n<div class=\"inline-share-tools asset-inline-share-tools asset-inline-share-tools-top\">On a recent visit to Los Robles Hospital &amp; Medical Center, Henry had a long list of patients to visit.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\">It would take some time getting to them, though, because hospital visitors stopped Henry\u2019s stroller every couple of steps to take photos.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That\u2019s because Henry is\u00a02\u00bd feet long and weighs more than 20 pounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p-text\">And he\u2019s a rabbit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">A Flemish Giant rabbit, to be exact, and his owner, Candy Apple, has turned him into a therapy animal. She brings him to\u00a0the hospital every couple of weeks, and he brings smiles to everyone who sees him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-Q3cX2s2cmqc\" class=\"story-asset gallery-asset\">\n<div class=\"card-film inactive\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"companion-story-gallery js-llc companion-story-gallery0\" data-name=\"compStoryGallery\">\n<div class=\"companion-galleries embedded_story hasendslate galleries\" data-gallery-id=\"110466484\" data-title=\"See the smiles therapy bunny brings to patients\" data-seo-title=\"see-the-smiles-therapy-bunny-brings-to-patients\" data-ssts=\"news\/local\" data-cst=\"news\/local\" data-published-date=\"2018-03-07T18:35:49.493Z\" data-topic=\"news,news_conejo-valley,news_local\" data-gal-pageurl=\"https:\/\/www.vcstar.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/local\/2018\/03\/07\/see-the-smiles-therapy-bunny-brings-to-patients\/110466484\/\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs thumbs\" data-name=\"compGalleryThumbs\">\n<div class=\"thumbswrapper\">\n<ul class=\"thumbslist scrollable-content\">\n<li class=\"thumb-item active\">\n<div class=\"thumb-image-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/9dafbc90df9fda33b3998d572cb54361ca39b284\/c=0-473-3591-2502&amp;r=x63&amp;c=80x60\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/02\/15\/Camarillo\/Camarillo\/636543159543932264-Therapy-bunny-1.jpg\" alt=\"Diana Metzgus, of Newbury Park, kisses Henry, a Flemish\" width=\"80\" height=\"60\" \/><span class=\"thumb-count\">1 of 5<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \">\n<div class=\"thumb-image-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/bce5ea90afaafc41db4cedee911bc586b54923e6\/c=0-132-3979-2380&amp;r=x63&amp;c=80x60\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/02\/15\/Camarillo\/Camarillo\/636543159555632339-Therapy-bunny-8.jpg\" alt=\"Arnold Levine of Calabasas pets Henry, a Flemish Giant\" width=\"80\" height=\"60\" \/><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \">\n<div class=\"thumb-image-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/8bad4a9d0be70ba9627d079d3c56931e4c12cb91\/c=0-100-3003-1797&amp;r=x63&amp;c=80x60\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/02\/15\/Camarillo\/Camarillo\/636543159539564236-Therapy-bunny-6.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Moss, of Thousand Oaks, pets Henry, a Flemish\" width=\"80\" height=\"60\" \/><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \">\n<div class=\"thumb-image-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/f624a22fd46b81058353ec8cdaf4e306d4c1719a\/c=0-170-3793-2313&amp;r=x63&amp;c=80x60\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/02\/15\/Camarillo\/Camarillo\/636543159554072329-Therapy-bunny-7.jpg\" alt=\"Candy Apple brings Henry, a Flemish Giant rabbit, to\" width=\"80\" height=\"60\" \/><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \">\n<div class=\"thumb-image-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/3860b4e826b463a4233ff59653198a861a734308\/c=0-119-3938-2344&amp;r=x63&amp;c=80x60\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/02\/15\/Camarillo\/Camarillo\/636543159542216253-Therapy-bunny-2.jpg\" alt=\"Arnold Levine, of Calabasas, pets Henry, a Flemish\" width=\"80\" height=\"60\" \/><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"horizontal-scroll ui-light scrollbar\">\n<div class=\"scrolldragger\">\n<div class=\"over-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-film inactive\">Like patient Diana Metzgus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cOh, God, you\u2019re beautiful!\u201d she said to Henry as Apple placed him on her hospital bed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Metzgus was a little girl when her father got her a bunny she named Puca. It turned out Puca was a Flemish Giant rabbit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cIt grew and grew and grew and grew,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Puca went swimming with her, and she pushed him in a stroller. So seeing Henry made her day, she said.<\/p>\n<p>It was the same story with Robert Moss.\u00a0The minute Henry entered his room, Moss lit up and exclaimed, \u201cOh, my God! You\u2019re a big guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Apple placed him in Moss\u2019 bed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cAwww, you\u2019re like a big plush toy,\u201d Moss told the animal. \u201cYou\u2019re a sweet, cute guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Then it was on to Arnole Levine, who once owned a pet store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cI want one,\u201d mouthed Levine, who was not able to speak. He\u00a0was content to pet Henry while the rabbit lay quietly beside him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-position-64\" class=\"partner-placement partner-spike partner-placement-visible\" data-monetization-id=\"native-article_link\" data-monetization-sizes=\"fluid,3,3\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-ca-ventura-C1270-native-article_link-news-local-communities_conejo-valley-66\" class=\"ad-slot\" data-google-query-id=\"CKjwwaH_jdsCFYXnZAodnWkHXw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_7103\/ca-ventura-C1270\/native-article_link\/news\/local\/communities_conejo-valley_0__container__\">\n<div class=\"tlod\">\n<div id=\"tltpvid_12505\" class=\"tl-unit-mid-article\">\n<div class=\"plr-img\">\n<div id=\"moatPxDiv912404\">Apple, who lives in Newbury Park, said it takes a special temperament to be a therapy animal. In fact, it was not something she began on purpose.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">She ended up with Henry when a friend\u2019s daughter realized she didn\u2019t have enough time to take care of him properly. Apple adopted him when he was 8 weeks old and took him to Home Goods, a local home furnishing store,\u00a0two days a week to socialize him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cHe would sit with children, and parents would take pictures,\u201d Apple recalled. \u201cPeople would hold him and fuss over him so he was used to everybody. Flemish Giants don\u2019t normally like to be held a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"partner-outstream\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">When Henry was about 8 months old, a woman who did pet therapy at Los Robles Hospital &amp; Medical Center approached Apple at Home Goods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cShe said, \u2018Henry has to be a therapy rabbit,\u2019\u201d Apple said. \u201cI had never thought about it. I went home and looked up Pet Partners, which is one of the most involved therapy organizations in the States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Both Apple and Henry took the necessary tests. Apple\u2019s was a written examination and Henry\u2019s was a hospital simulation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cYou go into a room and they do everything that could happen in a hospital,\u201d Apple said. \u201cThey throw things and scream and bump into you and bring in dogs like therapy dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Henry passed with flying colors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cHenry is very special,\u201d Apple explained. \u201cFlemish Giants are known for their docile personalities anyway, but Henry is like a dog. Henry follows me around. He scratches at the door to go outside. He goes potty in a litter box. He has the run of the entire house. He sleeps with the dog on the dog bed. The cats all lay around him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Henry has nearly 15,000 followers on his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/henrytheflemishgiant\/\">Instagram page<\/a>, where many say he\u2019s a unique animal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">But even after Henry was certified, it took a couple of tries at Los Robles. At first, the\u00a0staff said the hospital only accepted therapy dogs because of disease control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cTwo months later, I got a call: \u2018Henry\u2019s in!\u2019\u00a0They did all their homework and found out that Henry\u2019s one of the cleanest animals,\u201d Apple said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">It turns out Henry\u2019s a superstar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Lucille Porter-Chapman expressly requested visits, and\u00a0Henry stopped by her hospital room about 12 times before the Newbury Park woman passed away Feb. 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cGod\u2019s love comes in animals and nature,\u201d Porter-Chapman said during one of the visits. \u201cHe makes me feel so good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Apple can\u2019t imagine her life without Henry.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-body-p-last\" class=\"p-text p-text-last\">\u201cHe is a miracle rabbit. He\u2019s my therapy rabbit. He helps me a lot, too,\u201d Apple said. \u201cThe cuddles I give him and he gives me &#8230; I was crying one day and he ran right up to me and sniffed my tears and cuddled me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robyn Flans, Special to Ventura County Star Published 11:55 a.m. PT March 7, 2018 |\u00a0Updated 4:30 p.m. PT March 7, 2018 Diana Metzgus of Newbury Park kisses Henry, a Flemish Giant Rabbit at Los Robles Hospital &amp; Medical Center. 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